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Excerpt from St. Louis: the fourth city, 1764-1911, Volume 2
Excerpt from St. Louis: the fourth city, 1764-1911, Volume 2 - Lists information about Jean Baptiste Ortes
Excerpt from St.
Louis: the fourth city, 1764-1911, Volume 2
One of
the pioneer settlers had followed the fortunes of Laclede from earliest
manhood. John Baptiste Ortes was born in the province of Bearne, near the
Pyrenees. He was thirteen years younger than Laclede. The elder brother of
Laclede was a high official of the District of Bearne. When Pierre Laclede
came to Louisiana in 1755, John Baptiste Ortes, a boy of
eighteen, accompanied him. Ortes was with Laclede at the founding of St.
Louis. He had learned the trade of a carpenter. He married in St. Louis
and lived here until 1814. His wife, who was Elizabeth Barada, bom in
Vincennes, lived in St. Louis until 1868, dying at the age of one hundred
and four years. She was brought to St. Louis by her parents in 1768. She
lived here one hundred years. A large picture of Madame Ortes hung in the
old Southern hotel. Ortes, like some other pioneer settlers, did not leave
his name to posterity. His children were daughters.
| Date | 9 Sep 2013 |
| Linked to | BARADA ELIZABETH ANTONE; ORTES JEAN BAPTISTE |
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